When is the last date to transfer Ultimate Rewards to Amtrak?
Sep 27, 2015, 1:07 pm
#1
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When is the last date to transfer Ultimate Rewards to Amtrak?
I thought the last day to transfer was towards the end of September, but now I am trying to search through old blog posts, and can't find any information about it! Did I miss it?
Sep 27, 2015, 1:33 pm
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They have not said it's officially ending. Just that it's available until further notice.
Sep 27, 2015, 2:27 pm
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Sep 28, 2015, 10:08 am
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I think you got the last day to transfer confused with the last day of the Chase AGR card existing. It's the Chase AGR credit card that will stop existing at the end of September (converted to a Chase Freedom card for anyone who still has it at that point). Some people mistakenly linked the ending of the Chase AGR credit card with the ending of Chase UR transfers, but they're totally separate (except for both being Chase), and nothing has been announced yet about whether (and if so, when) Chase UR transfers to AGR might end.
Sep 28, 2015, 11:21 pm
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Anthony posted today that Dec 7th would be the last day to transfer UR points to AGR.
Sep 30, 2015, 5:20 am
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Sep 30, 2015, 12:51 pm
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Such a shame. The Ultimate Rewards program is a great program. And the extra opportunities to earn points (Double points on dining) are no where on the BOA cards. AGR is wrong in getting rid of this option as it only gives members more flexibility and the AGR program more rewarding. I have transferred 500,000 points to AGR from UR and that should last me a very long time. I got the no fee AGR BOA card so my points won't expire. But I love my Sapphire preferred card and have no plans to stop using it after the Dec 7th cutoff. At that time Ill let the points build up towards air fare redemptions. And the biggest benefit of the Sapphire Preferred Card which neither BOA card have is that the Collision Damage Waiver (CDW) is primary NOT secondary like it is on the BOA cards. This alone can save you a lot of money on rentals. With secondary any claims go to your automobile insurance which is primary unless the CDW is noted as primary. This is a huge reason not to drop your Sapphire Preferred card.
Sep 30, 2015, 6:55 pm
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Such a shame that you're double-posting, which is against FT rules. I seem to remember reading exactly the same long paragraph in another thread here a few minutes ago.
Huh? AGR looks at it from a business perspective. How is making the AGR program more rewarding good for their business? 
You don't seem to be looking at it from their perspective, just from your own perspective. AGR wants to make money, not to make the AGR program more rewarding (unless doing the latter makes them more money).
You don't seem to be looking at it from their perspective, just from your own perspective. AGR wants to make money, not to make the AGR program more rewarding (unless doing the latter makes them more money).